times

1967

Rehearsal room:
Karolinger Platz, Berlin-Charlottenburg

Sept. '67 - the founding of (the still nameless) Agitation Free

Members of the Band:

Christoph Franke drums
Michael "Fame" Günther bass
Lutz "Lüül" Ulbrich
Lutz "Ludwig" Kramer guitar
Oct '67 Michael Duwe voc until ca. Dec. '67

1968

Folke Hanfeld christens the band "Agitation"

Rehearsal rooms:
Berlin-Eichkamp at Christoph Franke's

Mentors:
Roland "Rolli" Paulick
Folke Hanfeld

Dates:
dates in this and the following sections are given in the European format: DD.MM.YY.
26.2.68 Concert in Epiphanienkirche with Royal Berlin Beat Association, Meeks

Further dates and performances 1968:
Jugendheim Weiße Rose
Centrum 2000 (Sound) beat music contest
Various minor activities as "high school band"
Eckhard Kühn filled on on guitar early '68
John L. joins summer 1968

1969

Rehearsal rooms:
Berlin-Eichkamp at Christoph Franke's
Stefan Strasse, Berlin-Moabit in the Kommune 1
Waldschule, Waldschulallee, Berlin-Charlottenburg during vacation
Beat Studio, Pfalzburger Strasse, Berlin-Wilmersdorf

Mentors:
Roland "Rolli" Paulick
Folke Hanfeld
Volker Cornelius
Thomas Kessler

Important dates:
29.11.69 - AudimaxTechnische Universität Berlin, concert for the "Haschrebellen"
13.12.69 - AudimaxTechnische Universität Berlin with Amon Düül, Paul & Limpe Fuchs, Tangerine Dream

Miscellaneous performances and events 1969:
Concert at an exhibition in the Gallery Onasch, Berlin-Wilmersdorf
Wiener Lichtspiele, Wiener Strasse, Berlin Kreuzberg
Quasimodo, Kantstrasse, Berlin-Charlottenburg (renaming as "Agitation Free")
Zodiac, Hallesches Ufer, Berlin-Kreuzberg, "houseband" with Curly Curve, Tangerine Dream, Plus Minus. A poster from this era is extant, announcing a concert on 26.4.1969 from 11 p.m. to 4 a.m.
Beautiful Balloon, Lehniner Platz, Berlin-Wilmersdorf with Tangerine Dream
Easter '69 - Beautiful Balloon 1 week
Fall '69 - Underground, Frankfurt and Underground, Darmstadt
John L. leaves in fall 1969
Winter '69 - "Intermedia" Kunsthappening at the Waldschule, Waldschulallee, Berlin-Charlottenburg

1970

Rehearsal room:
Beatstudio Pfalzburger Straße, Berlin-Wilmersdorf

Mentors:
Roland "Rolli" Paulick
Folke Hanfeld
Volker Cornelius
Thomas Kessler
Alfred "Bergi" Bergmann
Christian Rateuke

Important dates:
6., 7. and 8.2.70 - TU Alte Mensa Berlin-Charlottenburg, "Inis Reise"
6., 7. and 8.2.70 - Hochschule für Bildende Künste Berlin Charlottenburg, "Zinnober" with John L. voc, Thomas Keyserling flute (Amon Düül)
Lutz "Ludwig" Kramer leaves the band and joins Walpurgis
Axel "Ax" Genrich, guitar, joins
12.4.70 - Sportpalast, Berlin Schöneberg, "1. Deutsches Progressives Popfestival" with Guru Guru, Tangerine Dream, and others; dr.: Charly Weiss
Axel "Ax" Genrich leaves the band and joins Guru Guru
Christoph Franke leaves the band and joins Tangerine Dream
Juli 1970 - Akademie der Künste, benefit for Amnesty International
Jörg "Joshi" Schwenke leaves the Shatters and joins Agitation Free
15.9.70 - Akademie der Künste, Berlin-Tiergarten, Wandelkonzert with Ladislav Kupkovic, last concert with Christoph Franke

Sidelines:
14.11.70 - Prisma, Berlin-Wilmersdorf, "Eruption", Günther / Ulbrich / Schulze / Göttsching / Schnitzler / Enke / Freudigmann
12.12.70 - Prisma, Berlin-Wilmersdorf, "Eruption", Günther / Ulbrich / Schulze / Göttsching / Schnitzler / Enke / Freudigmann
16.12.70 - Quartier Latin, Berlin-Schöneberg, "Eruption" Günther / Ulbrich / Schulze / Göttsching / Schnitzler / Enke / Freudigmann / Dieter Servas, Amon Düül

1971

Rehearsal room:
Beatstudio Pfalzburger Straße, Berlin-Wilmersdorf

Mentors:
Folke Hanfeld
Volker Cornelius
Thomas Kessler
Alfred "Bergi" Bergmann
Christian Rateuke

Important dates:

20., 21. and 22.1.71 - Quartier Latin with Ash Ra Tempel and Tangerine Dream
11.2.71 - Bellevue Kino with Ash Ra Tempel, Agitation Free without drummer
February '71 - TU Alte Mensa Berlin Charlottenburg, "Zinnober" with Christian "Bino" Brero piano, without drummer, first concert with Michael Hoenig
March '71 - Gerd Klemke, drummer, comes to Agitation Free
2.3. and 3.3.71 - Quartier Latin, Berlin, with Ash Ra Tempel
Burghard Rausch, drums, joins in September
8. - 13.12.71 - SFB radio play "Nicht für die Schule"
18.12.71 - Recording of radio play music for Süddeutscher Rundfunk
18.12.71 - TU Alte Mensa, Berlin-Charlottenburg, with Ash Ra Tempel

Miscellaneous performances and events 1971:
Concert for the Red Cross

Sidelines:
Rausch / Günther - rock band Sopwith Camel with Richard Clapton from Australia
Ulbrich / Hoenig - "Klangscene 2" (Friedhelm Döhl), National Gallery Berlin with Cluster on 13. and 14.5.1971
Günther / Hoenig "HPSCHRD" of John Cage, Philharmonie Berlin

1972

Rehearsal rooms:
Beatstudio Pfalzburger Straße Berlin-Wilmersdorf
Lützowstrasse Berlin-Schöneberg

Mentors:
Thomas Kessler
Alfred "Bergi" Bergmann
Christian Rateuke
Christian Nakonz
Bert von Puttkamer
Assaad Debs

Important dates:
25.2.72 - Mainz Mainzer Schloss with Between, Sixty-Nine
24.3.72 - Berlin TU Alte Mensa with Xhol
6.4.72 - Cairo Eward Memorial Hall American University Cairo

Super 8-film, 20 min Hubertus von Puttkamer

11.4.72 - Alexandria, Palace of Culture, Anfouchi
15.4.72 - Tripoli, Lebanon
16.4.72 - Beirut
18.4.72 - Nicosia, Cyprus, Hall of Paedagogical Academy
30 min. TV film
20.4.72 - Athens
TV Production
May '72 Film - music TV film "Nicht gedacht soll seiner werden" by Wolfgang Kruse
July '72 - Production LP "Malesch" in Audio-Tonstudio, Berlin with Peter Michael Hamel, organ (Between), and Uli Popp percussion
August '72 - Production radio play "Agitation Free, Porträt einer Musikgruppe" (SFB), in Halen (Westfalen, West Germany)
1. and 3.9.72 - Munich Olympic Games, Spielstrasse and Theatron without Jörg Schwenke
26. and 27.9.72 - Production radio play "Eine Krähe hackt der anderen"
December 1972 - Release of LP "Malesch" on the Vertigo label from Phonogram

1973

Rehearsal room:
Paul-Lincke-Ufer, Berlin-Kreuzberg

Mentors:
Alfred "Bergi" Bergmann
Christian Rateuke
Assaad Debs
Cornelius & Marcellus Hudalla

Miscellaneous performances and events 1973:
with Gruppe Vox, Prof. Heinz Lau, Academy of Art, Berlin-Tiergarten
Forum Theater, Kurfürstendamm, Berlin-Wilmersdorf
Management C & M Hudalla

Important dates:
7.1.73 - Hamburg, Fabrik
8. - 12.1.73 - SFB radio play, music recording for "Agitation Free, Porträt einer Musikgruppe"
Dietmar Burmeister joins as second drummer
8. and 9.3.73 - Berlin Dampfmaschine
17.3.73 - Paris Opera Comique with Nico
20.3.73 - Paris ORTF Pop Club and Salle Napoleon ESCP
21.3.73 - Paris Ecole Superieur de Commerce
24.3.73 - Noyon
27.3.73 - Paris TV production for and recording LP "Last"
30.3.73 - Vincennes
31.3.73 - Marly, le Roi Maison, Jean Villard
1.4.73 - Sevran
11.4.73 - Arcana, TV Paris
8.5.73 - Sound, Jörg Schwenke fired

Search for new guitarist
Inquiry of Kretschmer (Lindenberg)
Frank Diez (Atlantis) recommends his brother Stephan Diez

France Tour:

10.5.73 - Orleans
11.5.73 - Bordeaux
12.5.73 - Brest
14.5.73 - Angers
17.5.73 - Paris Bataclan
19.5.73 - Frankfurt Festhalle German Super Rock Festival with Kraan, Atlantis, Karthago, Amon Düül, Birth Control
Dietmar Burmeister is fired
4.6.73 - Academy of Art, RIAS Stunde F
16.6.73 - Paris St. Michel Sur Orge Parc Jean Villard with Gong
21.6.73 - Montmorrillon
22. 23.6.73 - Roanne, Rainbow
30.6.73 - Marburg Schloss with Atlantis
15.7.73 - 21.7.73 - Production of LP "Second" Munich, Studio 70
August - Hannover, Silo
August - Hamburg, Fabrik
Stephan Diez leaves and joins Chris Hinze Combo
Gustav "Gustl" Lütjens from "Vox" joins Agitation Free
20.10.73 - Würselen
22.11.73 - Academy of Art with Prof. Heinz Lau
24.11.73 - Academy of Art, "Looping IV" Erhard Großkopf

December 1972 - Release of LP "Second" on the Vertigo label from Phonogram

1974

Mentors:
Assaad Debs
Erhard Großkopf
Cornelius & Marcellus Hudalla

Important dates:
3.1.74 - Berlin-Kreuzberg Dachluke
19.1.74 - Troyes
22.1.74 - Rennes
23.1.74 - Brest
24.1.74 - Nantes
25.1.74 - Clermont, Ferrant
27.1.74 - Marseilles
28.1.74 - Montpellier, Triolet
29.1.74 - Lyon
2.2.74 - Cologne, WDR Nachtmusik
February - RIAS Berlin, production "Looping IV" by Erhard Großkopf
13.2.74 - Duisburg
16.2.74 - Moers, Scala
22.2.74 - Hamburg, Fabrik
2.3.74 - Hannover, Niedersachsenhalle with Karthago und Jane
3.3.74 - Dortmund, Westfalenhalle with Karthago
9. and 10.3.74 - Frankfurt, Zoom
29.3.74 - Neue Welt with Kraan
16.4.74 - Schönsee, Red Egg
16.6.74 - Paris, St. Cloud
Michael Hoenig joins Tangerine Dream
Lutz Ulbrich remains in France
Bernhard Arndt piano, organ
Christian Kneisel, synth
20.7.74 - Wermelskirchen
21.7.74 - Witten
28.9.74 - Warsaw "Warsaw Autumn" festival and radio recording
Burghard Rausch leaves the band
Lutz Ulbrich returns from France
John Mernitt, drums
26.10.74 Berlin-Schöneberg Quartier Latin
7.11.74 Berlin-Kreuzberg Dachluke
14.11.74 - "Final Reunion", Studentenheim Eichkamp, Berlin-Charlottenburg

press - clipping Final Reunion

1975

The Band pauses - until 2001